Binding-strap



I (No Modl.)

L. L. TOWER. BINDING STRAP.

No. 446,11@ Patented Peb. V10. 1891.

7V f77/6.519,36 Y flzmelzor UNITED TATES LEVI L. TOVER, OF SOMERVILLE,MASSACHUSETTS.

emotive-STRAP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 446,110, dated February10, 1891.

Application tiled August 27, 1890.

shows in perspective a package held together by my improvedbinding-strap. Fig. 2 is a sectional view, on an enlarged scale, showinghow the ends of the strap are fastened together. Fig. 3 is a perspectiveview of the strap alone. f A

A is the strap, made, preferably, of metal, as brass or steel, andsufficiently thin to be flexible in the direction of its length, butquite sti transversely. One end A of the strap is perforated with aseries of holes a', extending back into the body thereof, while theother end A2 terminates in a tongue a,the width of which is slightlyless thanthe diameter of the holesu. The end Azalsohas the hookV a2preferably struck down from'the material of the strap, as shown, and `insuch a position thereon that when the tongue d is pushedinto.Y

one of the holes d as far as it will go the hook CL2 will just engagewith another of saidholes a in such a manner astolock the strap firmlyvtogether. lhen arranged as in t-he drawings,Y the hook a2 engages withthe third hole from the one into which the tongue d is inserted. Byhaving the strap perforated for a considerable distance along the end A2it will be seen that a strap of a single size'may be used for bundles orpackages of various sizes, according to the hole into which the tongue ais inserted. either tightly or loosely, as desired, thus being perfectlyadjustable, it being a very smple operation to change the tongue d andhook a2 from one to another of the holes c. The construction is suchthat the strap is doubly locked, soas to be incapable of beingaccidentally unclasped. Both the tongue a and the hook a2 actingtogether are essential to this end. lere the tongue'a, omitted, so thatthe clasping together of the strap depended alone upon the engaging ofthe hook a2 with one of the holes, the said strap would continually beliable to accidental unclaspin g by reason of the fact that a looseprojecting end would be left beyond the hook d2 to be easily caught whenthe bundles are being moved about, besides being liable to tear papers,&c., in contact therewith. Vith the tongue d, however, interlaced intothe strap previous to hooking there is no loose end to catch and tearpapers and absolutelyno danger of accidental unclaspin g.

I claim- YA bindingystrap one end of which is provided with a series ofholes, while the otheris provided with a tongue adapted to enter one ofsaid holes, and a hook back of said tongue other of said holes,wherebythe strap is doubly clasped', substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

Moreover, the strap may be clasped.

Vadapted to engage at the saine time with an-

